Life

A quiet record of how this site — and I — grow.

  • Arena continued with a twelfth story about a man questioning the relationship between justice, friendship, and responsibility.Arena XII — Gerekçe →
  • Arena continued with a thirteenth story about a man finding the first step toward a new routine and a new acquaintance in a small café.Arena XIII — Müdavim →
  • Arena continued with a fourteenth story about a mother trapped in a silent house after the routine she trusted is disrupted.Arena XIV — Yokluk →
  • Arena continued with a fifteenth story about a therapist tracing the questions she asks her client back to her own attention and role.Arena XV — İz →
  • Arena continued with a sixteenth story about a frightened child finding calm in his father’s arms and returning to sleep beside his mother.Arena XVI — Yanında →
  • Arena continued with a seventeenth story about a grandmother meeting her grandchild’s joy of rain and play with a mixture of concern and curiosity.Arena XVII — Birlikte →
  • Arena continued with an eighteenth story about a young employee who solves a problem and finds herself facing the expectations that come with being seen.Arena XVIII — Bakış →
  • Arena continued with a nineteenth story about a young girl whose questions during a rainy family visit echo through generations.Arena XIX — Her Zaman →
  • Arena continued with a twentieth story about a daisy quietly witnessing a familiar ritual that returns each May.Arena XX — Mayıs →
  • Arena continued with a twenty-first story about a man leaving the palace and finding himself alone with an old letter and unanswered questions beside a river.Arena XXI — Akış →
  • Arena continued with a twenty-second story about a man returning to his family home while his father is in hospital, where familiar traces of care meet a changing routine.Arena XXII — Yerinde →
  • Arena continued with a twenty-third story about a therapist whose busy day brings her back to a book left blank for years and an appointment of her own.Arena XXIII — Sıra →

Writing kept moving. A talk from last year found its place here, while responsibility led to questions about healthy boundaries and subjectivity.

  • Tedbir became the first poem published on the site.Tedbir →
  • Added Sorumluluk as the seventh part of the Turkish Denemeler series.Sorumluluk →
  • Added Sağlıklı Sınırlar as the eighth part of the Turkish Denemeler series.Sağlıklı Sınırlar →
  • Added Öznellik as the ninth and final part of the Turkish Denemeler series.Öznellik →
  • Arena began with two short stories written years apart.Arena →
  • Arena continued with a third story about a king questioning the role he was given and the judgment expected of him.Arena III — Hüküm →
  • Arena continued with a fourth story about a couple taking a brief pause beneath the rain.Arena IV — Ara →
  • Arena continued with a fifth story about a woman waiting beside her comatose husband, held by rain and memory.Arena V — Bekleyiş →
  • Arena continued with a sixth story about an unnamed advisor facing the emptiness left by a king and questioning the role he was given.Arena VI — Boşluk →
  • Arena continued with a seventh story about a man trying to make sense of a gladiator dream and wondering whether he needs to find its answers right away.Arena VII — Soru →
  • Arena continued with an eighth story about a mother caught between an urgent journey and her son’s wish to play one more time.Arena VIII — Bir Kere Daha →
  • Arena continued with a ninth story about a couple giving themselves more time on an evening that unfolds beyond their plans, while a half-finished conversation waits in the background.Arena IX — Gece →
  • Arena continued with a tenth story about a woman questioning why she wants what the masked crowd wants.Arena X — Seyirci →
  • Arena continued with an eleventh story about a man questioning the role of being everyone’s rescuer and letting the team find its own solution.Arena XI — Görev →
  • Added the leadership talk I presented on stage at the end of 2025, connecting Irvin Yalom's existential approach with leading oneself.Liderlik, Yalom ve Kendine Liderlik Etmek →

Writing changed shape this month. One piece became a public tool. A few essays found their place on the site, and the conversation continued.

  • Built and launched Dizgi, a browser-based tool that turns long-form writing into carefully paginated images and PDFs without rewriting the text.Dizgi →
  • The first usable version went from idea to a live product in one day, with rendered-layout pagination, intentional page breaks, typography and background controls, previews, and image and PDF export.
  • Added Dizgi to Selected Work and gave it a dedicated /making page.
  • Added /writing as a quieter place for notes, essays, and small conversations.Writing →
  • Brought the Turkish Denemeler series into the site without turning the whole site multilingual.
  • Added Dostluk 2 as the next part of the Turkish Denemeler series.Dostluk 2 →

A lot had been building quietly. Projects existed but the site had not caught up yet. This update was mostly about closing that gap.

  • Added BugJar, Haklısın!, Kombin.dev, Project Canon, and two ESLint plugins to Selected Work. Built dedicated /making pages for each, and stripped away the "marketing" voice in favor of a calm, structural record.Selected Work →
  • The creative characters (Toffee, Rozi, Fluffy) moved into the background. The approach stayed; the names didn't need to.
  • "How I Grow" got a second paragraph. It needed more room.
  • This page — as a place to remember what was here and what changed.